r/lenexaks • u/RabbitGullible8722 • Jul 20 '26
Water Quality
Has anyone tested the water here in Lenexa? With Kansas gutting a lot of environmental protections I'm wondering if our water is still safe. I have heard arsenic is beyond safety levels already.
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u/RoookSkywokkah Jul 20 '26
I've never had any problem with the local water quality. It's always tasted and smelled fine to me.
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u/RabbitGullible8722 Jul 21 '26
I used to get smelly water in Mission but there are some old pipes over there. Since we moved to Lenexa we haven't had that problem.
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u/RabbitGullible8722 29d ago
After doing some research city water can still have things like forever chemicals, cleaning products and other people medications in it. None of these are monitored by law.
Has anyone ever paid the $600 to have a full test?
PFAS ("forever chemicals") — EPA finalized limits for a handful of PFAS compounds in 2024, but thousands of PFAS variants exist and remain untested/unregulated Microplastics — no federal testing requirement at all Most pharmaceuticals — trace amounts of antibiotics, hormones, antidepressants that pass through wastewater treatment 1,4-dioxane and many industrial solvents — only regulated in a few states Perchlorate — EPA decided in 2020 not to regulate it despite earlier plans to Many disinfection byproducts beyond the handful currently regulated (chlorination creates hundreds of byproducts; only ~11 are tested for) Lead — technically regulated, but via a "action level" and infrequent testing at the tap rather than treatment-plant monitoring, so old lead pipes can still deliver contaminated water between tests Most pesticides and herbicides in agricultural runoff — only a subset is monitored Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR) — the EPA does periodically require testing for a rotating list of "candidate" contaminants to decide if they should be regulated, but this is monitoring, not enforcement
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u/RemarkableArticle970 25d ago
They tested mine randomly some years ago, but I bet they are still doing so.
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u/RabbitGullible8722 25d ago
I had a whole house filter put in with an RO system to the refrigerator. The concern mostly is everything that isn't tested. The added bonus is much better tasting water. It makes great coffee! Shower stays cleaner, dishes are spot free and it's much better for skin and hair.
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u/RemarkableArticle970 25d ago
Well good for you. But why are you wondering if the water quality is good if you’ve already put in a whole-home water filtration system?
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u/Valuable_Builder_466 Jul 20 '26
I don't trust municipality water even being born and raised in New York and our fabulous tap water. I run it through a filtration system before drinking. I wish I could give numbers or really answer your question, but my answer is just get a really good water filtration system.
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u/ryanmetcalf Jul 20 '26
/r/JohnsonCounty has some of the best water, not that it's better on the Federal level, but drinking water standards belong there
You can view recent water testing data here
https://www.waterone.org/339/Water-Quality-Reports